DONOR INFORMATION The papers were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by the Scott Carey estate on 13 November 1964.

C Carey, Scott (1884-1963), Papers, 1917-1961 2336 18 This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at shsresearch@umsystem.edu. INTRODUCTION The papers of Scott Carey contain correspondence, reports of arrests, affidavits, and photographs pertinent to Carey's work as a private detective and Frisco Lines agent in Scott and Pemiscot Counties. A private detective for more than fifty years, Carey was also a special officer for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad in the Missouri Bootheel region. DONOR INFORMATION The papers were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by the Scott Carey estate on 13 November 1964. FOLDER LIST f. 1 Correspondence May 9-10, 1917. Letters of recommendation from attorneys, railroads, farmers, businessmen praising Scott Carey's detective work as reliable, efficient, and trustworthy. f. 2 Correspondence May 12, 1917-March 8, 1818. Letters of recommendation from farmers, merchants, and detectives praising Scott Carey's detective work. f. 3 Correspondence February 23-March 5, 1920, between Scott Carey and Ed Munroe, Frisco Lines Special Officers about lost, misplaced, and damaged luggage. State of Missouri vs. Russell King. Copies of letters from Mr. and Mrs. King to R. H. Claiborne asking clemency in King's grand larceny charge. f. 4 Correspondence and business papers May 10-August 29, 1920. Scott Carey's letters to Ed Munroe about theft of goods from Senath, Missouri freight house, liquor enforcement investigation at Caruthersville, Missouri, vandalism and gambling at Steele, Missouri, recovery of property lost on Frisco trains. Carey's inquiry to E. H. Wray, Rosedale, Mississippi Sheriff about the reward for capturing Jake Lee. Carey's weekly reports as a Special Officer, August 1-14, 1920: baggage claims and petty thefts. f. 5 Correspondence and business papers December 3-18, 1920. Samuel Allneder, Ed Munroe, Scott Carey, John P. Hannegan, Martin O' Brien correspondents. Threats of murder and arson at Pascola, Missouri. Arrest report and vital statistics of Charles s. Barrington, charged with possession of explosives. Jewelry robbery in Saint Louis Union Station, apprehension of thief in Caruthersville, Missouri. f. 6 Correspondence and business papers January 30-March 3, 1921. Scott

C2336 Carey, Scott (1884-1963), Papers, 1917-1961 Page 2 Carey's reports on theft from the railroad, information about and photos of Charles s. Barrington. Report of vandalism by young boys at Steele, Missouri. f. 7 Correspondence and business papers July-August 25, 1921. Photos and vital statistics of Willie Jones, John Kelly, Israel Moore, and Sam Jackson. Scott Carey's report by Leonard and James "Blackie Knox" Wallace to blow the Caruthersville, Missouri Frisco depot safe. Photos and vital statistics on Brazel and Wallace. f. 8 Correspondence and business papers September 9 December 3l, 1921. Report of railroad car robbery, photo, vital statistics of James "Tin Cup" Williams. Affidavits of James Wallace and Sidney Kelly about the attempts to rob the Campbell, Missouri Bank with Robert G. Crow, Charlie Crow, and Leonard Brazel. Arrest report and vital statistics of Will Riche and Sam Patterson charged with drunkeness and peace disturbance on Frisco train. f. 9 Correspondence and business papers March 28-June 7, 1922 with Ed Munroe about Abe L. Lacy's arrest for possession of alcohol and drinking on Frisco train, arrest report. Investigation of s. J. Terin's alleged illegal sale of shoes in Caruthersville, Missouri. Reports of thefts from railroad cars at Hayti, Missouri, arrest reports of Hubert Blankinship, Clarence Durr, and Clarence Riggs. Report of Carey and Mack Stubblefield's destruction of a Hayti, Missouri still and nine barrels of mash. f. 10 Correspondence and business papers July 28-August 4, 1922 with Ed Munroe about thefts from railroad cars at Caruthersville, Missouri Arrest reports and affidavits. f. 11 Correspondence and business papers September 28, 1922. Theft of sugar and coffee from a Mississippi Warrior Service barge, investigation. Grocery bootlegging. f. 12 Correspondence and business papers October 5-19, 1922 between Ray E. Seitz, Frisco Lines Special Agent, Chaffee, Missouri and Scott Carey about the attempt by the Central Boarding and Supply Company of Kansas City, Missouri to charge U. S. deputy marshalls, peace officers, and guards for meals at the Camp Boarding House in Hayti, Missouri. Activities of peace officers. Report and testimony about a railroad employer quarrel at Hayti. f. 13 Correspondence December 11-20, 1922 between Scott Carey and Ray E. Seitz about obstructions on the railroad tracks near Swift and Holland, Missouri. Transient Mexicans and Negroes suspected. Investigation of a reported explosion between Micola and Steele, Missouri. Reports of tramps and drifters around office and roundhouse at Hayti, Missouri. f. 14 Correspondence and business papers January 23-31, 1923. Letter from Ed Munroe to Scott Carey about Will Cooper, a gambler and pick-pocket. Cooper's photo and vital statistics. Letters and report from Carey to Ray E. Seitz about stolen railroad property recovered

C2336 Carey, Scott (1884-1963), Papers, 1917-1961 Page 3 from Burnie Dickey. Dickey's preliminary trial. f. 15 Correspondence and business papers February 13-April 27, 1923. Ed Munroe, Ray E. Seitz, and Scott Carey, correspondents. Drunkeness on trains, coal thefts at Caruthersville, Missouri freight house. Arrest reports, trials and sentences of John Smith, Dud Buchanan, and Nose Donnell. Trial of J. W. Price for drinking on train. Request for clemency from state prisoner, James Knox, at Jefferson City, Missouri. f. 16 Correspondence and business papers June 15-July 15, 1923. William B. Lacy's signed affidavit and arrest report on the charge of illegally passing American Express Money Orders. Scott Carey's letters to Ray E. Seitz about theft of watermelons from Hayti, Missouri railroad yards. Arrest report, trial, and sentence of Burren "Blue" Simmons. Arrest report of Billi "Red Jack" Jackson for larceny. Arrest reports of Leo Barselomew and John Richardson charged with trespassing and riding the blinds of a train. Carey's June case report. A. s. Johnson's report on Lacy's case. f. 17 Correspondence and business papers Sentember 7 to October 12, 1923. Letters and arrest reports from Scott Carey to Ray E. Seitz about peace disturbances, stealing watermelons and potatoes at Hayti, Missouri. Negroes suspected of petty theft. Robbery of a Mississippi--Warrior Service barge. f. 18 March 22, 1929 business papers. Commission of Scott Carey as Pemiscot County, Missouri Deputy Sheriff, March 22, 1929 and October 25, 1939. Carey's automobile operator's licenses, property Tax receipts 1954-1961. INDEX TERMS Akers, Buster 10 Allender, Samuel 3,5,9 Alsup, Albert 6 Anglin, Melvin 6 Bailey, Ralph E. 1 Barrington, Charles S. 5,6 Barsolomew, Lew 16 Blacks 17 Blankinship, Hubert 9 Bootlegging 9 Brazel, Leonard 7,8 Buchanan, Dud 15 California 5

C2336 Carey, Scott (1884-1963), Papers, 1917-1961 Page 4 Carey, Scott (1884-1963) 1-18 Casey, James L. 2 Cates, Pearl H. 12 Central Boarding and Supply Company, Kansas City, Missouri 12 Cheeks, Joe 5 Cooper, Homer 10 Cooper, Will 14 Crafton, Wright 17 Crime 3-17 Crow, Charlie 8 Crow, Robert G. 8 Darnell, Gene 11 Detectives 1-18 Dickey, Burnie 14 Donnell, Nose 15 Dorris, Walter 17 Durr, Clarence 9 Eledge, Jewel 11 Fremstad, Carl 11 Gibbs, Nora Lela 18 Green, Lizzie H. 5 Griffin, W. T. 1, 4, 15 Hamilton, J. B. 14 Hannegan, John P. 5 Harris, Frank 7, 10 Hedge, Charlie 13 Henderson, John 11 Hosler, John 5, 7, 8, 13, 15 "Jackson, Bill "Red Jack"" 16 Jackson, Sam 7 Johnson, James A. 2 Jones, Willie 7 Jordan, Clarence 17 Kelly, John 7 Kelly, Sidney 8 Kilker, John 5 King, Russell 3 Knox, James 15

C2336 Carey, Scott (1884-1963), Papers, 1917-1961 Page 5 Lacy, Abe L. 9 Lacy, Dan 9 Lacy, William B. 16 Law enforcement 1-18 Lee, Jake 4 Lidam, Eric 11 Liquor problem 4, 8, 9 Litton, Dowden 17 Lowry, Walter 7 Martin, Clyde 5, 6 Massey, Walter 6 McCoy, Mattie 6 McFall, James 4 Mexicans, Missouri 13 Mississippi-Warrior Service Federal Barge Line 11-13, 17 Missouri, Campbell 7-8 Missouri, Caruthersville 1-17 Missouri, Chaffee 3-17 Missouri, Deering 13 Missouri, Hayti 3-17 Missouri, Holland 13 Missouri, Micola 13, 15 Missouri, Pacific 6 Missouri, Pascola 5, 6, 9, 14 Missouri, Pemiscot County 1-18 Missouri, Scott County 1-18 Missouri, Senath 4 Missouri, Sikeston 1 Missouri, Steele 3-17 Missouri, Swift 4, 13 Monroe, Ed 3-10, 14, 15 Moore, Israel 7 Moore, Johnson 6 Night Riders 1-2 O'Brien, Martin 5 Owens, Israel 5 Patterson, Sam 8 Phillips, Robert 17

C2336 Carey, Scott (1884-1963), Papers, 1917-1961 Page 6 Pillow, Hersell 6 Prohibition 4, 8, 9 Railroads, Missouri 1-17 Randolph, John 17 Ransburg, Henry 6 Reed, Chars 17 Richardson, John 16 Riche, Will 8 Riggs, Clarence 9 Riggs, John 17 Roark, Ed 10 Rutledge, Robert S. 1 Saul, Walter 13 Seitz, Ray E. 12-17 "Simmons, Burren "Blue"" 10, 16 Smith, John 15 Smyth, James 5 St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad 1-17 Streiff, Peter, Jr. 3 Stubblefield, Mack 9, 10, 12 Taylor, Bob 17 Wallace, Doss 13 "Wallace, James "Blackie"" 7, 8 Ward, Walter 17 Watts, Pete 17 "Williams, James "Tin Cup"" 8